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Guinea Port workers end strike, but Senegal garbage workers go on

October 31, 2011 Gunea Port Authority logo

Normal operations at the container terminal at Guinea’s sea port have resumed, after activities were paralyzed due to a workers strike.

WADR’s Conakry Correspondent says the nearly 400 container terminal workers, who downed their tools in protest against their new employer, the French company, Bolloré on Monday resumed work.

US Donates Equipment to Malian Army in Terrorism Fight

October 31, 2011

The United States has donated a consignment of equipment to the Malian Army under the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Partnership that aims to fight the spread of terrorism.

Liberia : ‘Run-off With or Without Opposition CDC Candidate’---ECOWAS warns

October 30, 2011 Image 1521

A tough-talking ECOWAS Commission has warned that Liberia's presidential run-off on 8 Nov. will go ahead whether or not the main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) takes part.

Malians pray for Kadhafi as Imam calls him 'martyr’

October 29, 2011 The late Col.Moamar Kadhafi

A renowned Malian Imam, Ousmane Cherif Haidara, has paid tribute to the late Col. Moamar Kadhafi, the Guide of the Libyan Revolution, noting that "Kadhafi died as a martyr”.

Guinea Probes Fatal Ferryboat Mishap

October 28, 2011 It's a boat of this type the capsized off Guinea Coasts

Guinean authorities have launched an inquiry into a ferry accident between Conakry and Sierra Leone on Wednesday amidst conflicting accounts about the exact number of people who died when the boat capsized.

Nigeria: Anti-graft body calls on population to get involved

October 28, 2011 Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria's Logo

Nigeria's anti-graft body, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has urged Nigerians to join in the fight against corruption in the oil producing nation.

 

Malian Group Plans Memorial Rally for Kadhafi Friday

October 28, 2011 The late Col.Moamar Kadhafi

A Malian group says it will hold a funeral rally in the capital Bamako on Friday, 28 October, in front of the embassies of the countries that form the Western coalition that undertook military intervention in Libya against Col. Moamar Kadhafi’s regime.

UNEP Official Says Why Africa Remains Underdeveloped

October 28, 2011 Amina Mohamed, UNEP Deputy Executive Director

“Africa still remains the victim of development strategies which do not improve the livelihood of its communities,” says the UN Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, Amina Mohamed.

Benin Unhappy With AU’s Role in Libya

October 27, 2011

After the secret burial of the late Libyan leader Col. Moamar Kadhafi in the Libyan Desert, the Republic of Benin has expressed dismay over the role played by the African Union (AU) in the Libyan crisis.

S. Leone: Opposition SLPP concerned about re-opening of university

October 27, 2011 Les salles de classes restent vides alors que la grève des enseignants se poursuit

The opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has added its voice to calls on the government to immediately resolve the demands of striking University of Sierra Leone lecturers to enable them return to the classrooms.